Chapter 006: Awakening

“Don’t worry, Lilith. I’m not saying this for any other reason. If things continue like this, I’ll have to take the final step. After that, I won’t be able to stay with you anymore,” Rob shouted.
“Rob, please don’t!” Hearing Rob’s words, Lilith rushed at him.
This sudden move filled Rob with frustration. All he wanted to say was that when there was no other way, he couldn’t just watch Du Fan die. At that moment, Rob wouldn’t hesitate to reveal his godly power. He would use that power to cut off the power of the sun, allowing Du Fan to escape.
However, revealing his divine strength would likely result in him being drawn into the divine realm. Forced to enter that realm meant parting ways with Lilith.
“Lilith, listen to me! It’s not like that. I won’t die!” Rob explained loudly.
Before he could finish, Nai Xiu suddenly spoke up, “Rob, I understand what you mean. Let me do it instead!” she said firmly.
“You! Are you sure you can?” Rob asked doubtfully.
In Rob’s eyes, Nai Xiu was already a powerhouse of her domain. It seemed impossible for such a person to control the power of the sun!
“Rob, trust me. But I need some time to prepare. Please hold on for now. Once I’m ready, I can immediately cut off that sun power,” Nai Xiu said calmly.
Seeing her seriousness, Rob nodded. “If you’re confident, go ahead and prepare,” he said.
“Nai Xiu, hurry up and get ready! I can still hold on a bit longer!” Duke Green managed to say through gritted teeth.
Hearing their words, Nai Xiu jumped aside and quickly equipped herself with the Eternal Bow and the Ring of the Elven Queen. Immediately, a strange red-green glow surrounded her. For a moment, she appeared like a goddess descending from heaven, exuding an overwhelming aura of power!
This time, Nai Xiu was fully unleashing the power of the Elven Queen set!
Faced with Du Fan’s life-or-death situation, she had no intention of hiding her strength anymore!
Just as Nai Xiu took out the Ring of the Elven Queen and the Eternal Bow, a powerful presence awakened Anthony from his peaceful rest. Looking at Nai Xiu, Anthony whispered a few words, “The Elven Queen set… It seems Du Fan really wasn’t lying. This woman of the elven race is indeed the Elven Queen!”

After saying those words, Anthony paid no further attention and returned to his state of meditation. Meanwhile, Fischer, who was standing nearby, suddenly saw a glint in his eyes when Nayshu equipped the Ring of the Elven King and the Bow of Eternity! That glint vanished in an instant, unnoticed by anyone else. His expression darkened immediately—no one knew what this emperor of the continent was thinking after seeing Nayshu wear the Elven King set. Soon, a red and green aura gathered in Nayshu’s hand, forming a long arrow of the same colors. With a leap, Nayshu entered the column of solar energy! “Nayshu! My child!” Lady Green suddenly cried out upon seeing Nayshu jump into the column. In her eyes, jumping into that fiery red column was nothing but seeking death. But soon, she realized she was wrong. Once Nayshu entered the solar energy, the protective skills of the Elven King set activated automatically! Streams of red and green light surrounded Nayshu, keeping her separate from the solar energy. Inside those lights, Nayshu wasn’t harmed at all! Of course, inside the solar energy, Nayshu could clearly feel her energy draining rapidly! The power of the sun was truly formidable—even the strong replenishment capabilities of the Elven King set couldn’t keep up with the protective energy being consumed by the solar energy! Only after entering the core of the solar energy did Nayshu feel the pressure from Du Fan! After experiencing all this, Nayshu hesitated no longer. She raised the long arrow in her hand and shot it straight toward the sun! The column of solar energy poured down from the sun and covered Du Fan. Nayshu’s arrow traveled in a straight line through the column. A strange sight occurred—as the arrow moved, the column of solar energy gradually dissipated! Just as the red and green arrow appeared, suddenly the entire world grew dark, as if the sun itself had been struck, its light dimming abruptly. With that darkness, the column of solar energy vanished completely. Meanwhile, Nayshu still held the Bow of Eternity in the air, surrounded by red and green lights, her robes fluttering like those of a celestial being!

Having lost the attack of the Sun’s power, Du Fan finally let out a groan, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground. Duke Green quickly embraced Du Fan, not bothering to greet Fischer and Anthony, and hurriedly found a nearby room to enter.

The one most shocked at the scene was Rob. Back in the Twilight Mountains, when Naixiu raised the Eternal Bow and fired that strange red-and-green arrow, Rob hadn’t paid any attention at all. It wasn’t until today, when Naixiu shot down the pillar of light created by the Sun’s power, that Rob realized just how dangerous that day had been!

If it weren’t for Du Fan giving way to him at the last moment, Rob was sure he would have been dead by now!

Rob could clearly feel that he had no chance whatsoever against Naixiu’s arrow. Staring at her in shock, he suddenly asked, “Naixiu, what kind of arrow is that?” he said, still shaken.

“That arrow is a technique that can only be unleashed with the help of the Elf King set,” Naixiu replied. After thinking for a moment, she added, “Once, with just one arrow, I killed a god at the peak of the lower ranks.”

Hearing this, sweat finally streamed down Rob’s forehead.

Anthony and Fischer, who were standing nearby, also grew solemn upon hearing Naixiu’s words.

Soon, everyone gathered in the room where Du Fan lay. Though he was in a coma, his breathing remained steady and strong. It seemed Du Fan was merely exhausted and needed rest.

Seeing this, Fischer and Anthony both took their leave. Naturally, Duke and Duchess Green escorted them to the gate personally.

Fischer and Anthony could be considered the two most powerful figures in the Gavin Empire, so Duke Green didn’t dare to be careless around them.

Though asleep, Du Fan slept for three days! It wasn’t until the evening of the third day that he woke up.

Upon waking, Du Fan saw Naixiu sleeping beside him. Noticing how peacefully she was sleeping, he quietly got up. But as soon as he moved, a faint sound woke her up.

Blinking groggily, Naixiu saw Du Fan getting up.

“Du Fan, you’ve finally woken up!” she said happily, seeing him quietly rising.

“Hmm, Naixiu, how did it suddenly turn into night? I remember it was still noon when I was practicing,” Du Fan said, looking at the sky in confusion.
“You know what kind of cultivation technique you were using? It actually summoned the power of the sun and set the whole room on fire! If it weren’t for everyone stepping in to save you, you’d probably be reduced to a pile of charcoal by now,” Naixiu said with a smile.
Originally, Naixiu wanted to scold Du Fan, but seeing that he had woken up, she couldn’t bring herself to do so.
“Hmm, I remember feeling very hot at the end. What does it mean to summon the power of the sun?” Du Fan asked. Naixiu’s words left him completely bewildered.
“Ah, Father said you were cultivating Star Combat Energy and accidentally summoned the power of the sun. The power of the sun is countless times more intense and fierce than that of stars! It’s not something human strength can absorb!” Naixiu explained, recalling the scene where they rushed to save Du Fan and still feeling a sense of fear.
Absorbing the power of the sun like Du Fan did was equivalent to leaving one’s defenses completely open, allowing a god-tier expert to attack!
Hearing Naixiu’s words, Du Fan remembered that before losing consciousness, he had impulsively switched from absorbing Star Combat Energy to absorbing the power of the sun!
Moreover, he felt that absorbing the power of the sun was many times faster than absorbing Star Combat Energy!
No wonder—compared to the sun, a star is hundreds of millions of times farther away from the continent! After traveling such a long distance, a star’s energy goes through countless transformations and refinements before it becomes usable. Since the sun is so close to the continent, its fierce and intense energy isn’t altered at all. When absorbed directly, it could easily burn one to death!
If an ordinary member of the Green family were in such a situation, they would have long been reduced to charcoal. Thankfully, Du Fan, being an anomaly, not only had strong physical defenses but also domain skills that provided absolute protection. Those protective energies transformed into glowing particles inside Du Fan’s body at the last moment, shielding him tightly.
“Du Fan, after waking up from this sleep, do you feel anything strange?” Naixiu asked.

Hearing Naixiu say that, Du Fan quickly checked his body’s interior. Soon, he found that there was nothing wrong with his body—at least, it seemed even more refined!
“Great! Nothing serious wrong with my body!” Du Fan said after feeling his body.
Immediately afterward, he used his Star Combat Qi. In no time, he was shocked to discover that his Star Combat Qi had reached the Saint level!
Seeing Du Fan’s astonished expression, Naixiu quickly shook him and asked, “Du Fan, is something wrong?”
Shaken by Naixiu’s touch, Du Fan finally came out of his shock.
“It’s not that something’s wrong—it’s just that everything is perfect!” Du Fan laughed loudly. “My dear, do you know? With just a little training, my Star Combat Qi has suddenly risen to the Saint level!”
“Sigh, Du Fan, your Wind Magic and Light Combat Qi are already at the Domain level. Having one more type of combat qi, still only at the Saint level—why are you so happy? And remember, never do this again. Luckily, we were all around you. If you were alone, you might have been burned to death!” Naixiu said, frustrated by Du Fan’s excitement.
“Haha, I get it,” Du Fan said loudly.
After that, he sat down right away and began to sense the Star Combat Qi within his body. Before, it hadn’t felt much, but now he realized that the tiny stars within his body seemed deflated, like balloons that had been pumped with air.
At that moment, the faint light of the stars in the night sky shone toward Du Fan. These lights silently connected with the stars inside his body, creating a strange scene.
Du Fan suddenly realized that as he absorbed the power of the stars, it wasn’t like the first time—where it entered slowly—instead, it flowed in rapidly, just like a gourd thrown into the sea, with large amounts of water pouring in continuously through its opening.